Who knew, really, that Ossi Vaananen and Glen Metropolit would have been picked up off waivers?
Apparently, thousands of fans, but not Paul Holmgren. Bigger kick is that "Metro" didn't even have to leave the city to go to his new team. All he did last night was announce his arrival in Montreal with a breakaway on Antero Niittymaki.
So, Vaananen is now in Vancouver, and Kimmo Timonen still has the flu and Briere couldn't come back and that stupid call in overtime sunk the Flyers, 4-3 in OT.
I blame the power play, which looks absolutely balls-out useless without a quarterback. Does anyone on the coaching staff realize maybe you've got to implement a PP system where Richards, Carter, anyone elsecan take the lead if the head man is injured?
Once again, the talent is there, but the drive is not. This is the season to fix such problems, through trades. Addressing the coaching situation is another, bigger, yet pressing matter which I have felt from the start needs changing.
I don't feel one bit confident heading into the next two road games, in Jersey tomorrow or in Boston on Tuesday in advance of the deadline. How can Holmgren realistically make a deal if the team can't pull together? Still, stranger things have happened and in this NHL, road games are key because our club feels good to be "away from the pressure of the home fans."
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With Briere and Timonen's return imminent. Our PP will improve. If Holmgren is able to convince Martin to take Lupul and Jones for Bouwmeester, I think our PP will get even better. As is, without Briere, our PP is 4th in the league (obviously, it's dropped recently.) Adding Briere and Bouwmeester back into the mix makes me think we'll finish with the 2nd best PP in the league.
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